Hi-Yo, Get on With It! 'The Lone Ranger' Will Probably Happen at Lower Budget

After weeks of back and forth, it appears 'The Lone Ranger' with Johnny Depp will actually happen at Disney. Deadline reports that Depp, director Gore Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer reached an agreement on the production budget, meaning filming should start sometime later this year. Disney initially balked at what was reported as a budget of nearly $250 million. No figures are currently available but it was assumed the studio would go forward with the film if Bruckheimer and Verbinski could get the cost in the $215 million range.